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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

NeuroBreak: Extreme Self-Experimentation

 Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Nov. 11, 2015



Dr. Philip Kennedy
Neuroscientist Phil Kennedy takes self-experimentation to the extreme by flying to Belize to have electrodes implanted into his brain for data collection. (MIT Technology Review)

An FDA advisory committee backed Merck's muscle-relaxant reversal drug sugammadex, but will the agency finally approve a drug it snubbed several times over? (Reuters)

The CEO of Insys Therapeutics stepped down after a report that the company pushed its painkiller Subsys, a sublingual spray formulation of fentanyl, far beyond its labeled indication. (CNBC)

A University of Illinois at Chicago investigation found evidence of misconduct in research papers by a psychiatrist who has received millions of dollars in federal funding. One paper has been retracted and two more are likely to be pulled. (Retraction Watch)

The CDC says there's no geographic link between Lyme disease and deaths from other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's, ALS, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's.

The brain's GPS cells may also help us navigate our memories through time, according to a mouse study. (Neuron)
Medical Marketing & Media takes a look at the therapeutic space in neurology.
MRI biomarkers may help track progression in muscle-wasting disorders. (Lancet Neurology)


Three neuroscientists have taken home Breakthrough Prizes. The lucrative prizes were set up by top Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, just 3 years ago. (STAT News)

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/54611?isalert=1&uun=g972365d4649R8295642u&xid=NL_breakingnews_2015-11-10

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